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35 ‘No one of these men[a] of this evil generation will see the good land that I swore to give to your ancestors,[b] 36 except Caleb, the son of Jephunneh; he himself[c] shall see it, and to him I will give the land upon which he has trodden and to his sons[d] because he followed Yahweh unreservedly.’[e] 37 Even with me Yahweh was angry because of you, saying, ‘Not even you shall enter there.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 1:35 The beginning of an oath in Hebrew; the text emphatically denies anyone of that evil generation the privilege of seeing the promised land
  2. Deuteronomy 1:35 Or “fathers”
  3. Deuteronomy 1:36 Emphatic use of the pronoun
  4. Deuteronomy 1:36 Or “descendants”
  5. Deuteronomy 1:36 Literally “he filled his hands after Yahweh”

35 “No one from this evil generation shall see the good land(A) I swore to give your ancestors, 36 except Caleb(B) son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the Lord wholeheartedly.(C)

37 Because of you the Lord became angry(D) with me also and said, “You shall not enter(E) it, either.

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